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| − | This is a calendar of upcoming pervasive games around the world - both individual games, and larger, organised events. If you're planning to run a game in your area, in whatever context, you're welcome to add it to the list with a date, time and location. (If you want some advice for running your own gaming event, we've got a [[Sandpit howto]] and a [[smaller event howto]].)
| + | There used to be a calendar here but it's no longer being maintained. Follow [https://twitter.com/ludocity @ludocity] on Twitter, and let us know if you've got any events coming up we should know about. |
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| − | If you want to keep up to date, there's an [http://ludocity.org/index.php?title=Events&feed=rss&action=history RSS feed of this page's updates]. There's also an [[Events/History|archive of past events]], if you want to see what you've missed.
| + | ==Festivals and recurring events== |
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| − | ==May 2009==
| + | *[https://www.facebook.com/groups/496677353748745/ Sandbox] (San Francisco, monthly) |
| − | | + | *[[Come Out and Play|Come Out and Play festival]] (New York/San Francisco, annually) |
| − | ===Saturday 9th===
| + | *[http://popupplayground.com.au/ Fresh Air] (Melbourne, annually) |
| − | * '''[http://www.npugh.co.uk/blog/w_i_d_e_o_p_e_n_s_p_a_c_e w i d e o p e n s p a c e]''' in Birmingham, England | + | *[[Igfest]] (Bristol, every other year) |
| − | :An afternoon of play and picnics in the Curzon Street area of Birmingham including [[Lumenatio]], The Lost Sport, [[Bocce Drift]], [[Human Snake]] and others.
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| − | :Full details on '''[http://www.npugh.co.uk/blog/w_i_d_e_o_p_e_n_s_p_a_c_e/ this blog post]'''
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| − | :.pdf of programme and map '''[http://www.npugh.co.uk/media/wideopenspace.pdf downloadable from here]'''.
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| − | : organised by '''[http://bargbarg.ning.com BARG]'''
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| − | ===Thursday 14th===
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| − | * '''Hurt''' in Bristol, England
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| − | :14th May is a big night for simons', Hurt our new street game is being premiered at Mayfest in Bristol but we are also launching a new game managment engine that drives Hurt and enables players to share their game experience with their friends through their online social network.
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| − | :[http://play.simongames.co.uk More information on the Simon Games website]
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| − | ===Saturday 16th===
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| − | * '''The Go Game''' in London, England
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| − | :Game begins at 12:30pm and ends at 4pm-ish at [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=EC1M+5PS&z=16 The CosmoBar, 50-54 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5PS]. During The Go Game, teams of 5-8 players compete with one another to complete a sequence of missions in the most ingenious, daring, and creative fashion imaginable. Teams receive messages via a web-enabled mobile phone and document the experience using digital camers in a technology-fuelled adventure. You will have to decipher hidden clues, stage creative exploits, match wits with an undercover agent, or even encounter a speedy superhero...
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| − | :£4 entry fee. Learn more and sign up at http://thegogame.co.uk
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| − | ===Saturday 23rd===
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| − | * '''BOGFest''' in Brighton, England
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| − | :BOGFest is Brighton's first outdoors games festival.
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| − | :http://www.locomatrix.com/bogfestmain.html
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| − | ===Saturday 30th===
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| − | * '''CityChase Portugal''' in Lisbon, Portugal | |
| − | :The City Chase is a unique urban adventure that requires participants to exhibit teamwork, resourcefulness, determination and the ability to make decisions on the fly as they search for ChasePoints scattered in unknown locations throughout the city.
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| − | :http://www.citychaseportugal.com/main.htm
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| − | ==June 2009==
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| − | ===Wednesday 3rd===
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| − | * '''[[Sandpit|Sandpit #12: Interactive Storytelling]]''' in London, England
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| − | :The Sandpit is at the Soho Theatre, focusing on interactive storytelling and including a day-long workshop. Games are still being scheduled; if you have a game you'd like to run, contact [mailto:hello@hideandseekfest.co.uk hello@hideandseekfest.co.uk].
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| − | ===Friday 12th - Sunday 14th===
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| − | * '''[[Come Out And Play|Come Out And Play 2009]]''' in New York
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| − | :Come Out & Play is happy to announce that we're turning New York City into a playground yet again! The festival will run from June 12-14. The Tank, a wonderful non-profit arts space, will play host and serve as our central headquarters. This gives all Come Out & Players easy access to nearly every subway line, Times Square, Hudson River piers and pedestrian greenways along the West Side Highway, and of course Manhattan's crown jewel - Central Park. We're going to have such a great time!
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| − | :The festival is accepting game submissions until April 19.
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| − | :http://www.comeoutandplay.org
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| − | ===Wednesday 24th===
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| − | * '''[[Sandpit|Sandpit #13: Playtesting, Playtesting]]''' in London, England | |
| − | :The Sandpit is on the Clore Ballroom at the Royal Festival Hall, playtesting new games. If you have a game you'd like to try out, contact [mailto:hello@hideandseekfest.co.uk hello@hideandseekfest.co.uk].
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| − | ==July 2009==
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| − | ===Friday 31st July - Sunday 2nd August===
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| − | * '''Southbank Sandpit''' in London, England
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| − | :A weekend-long Sandpit event in and around the Southbank area. Games will be scheduled from those that have already been playtested and proven. If you want your game to feature in the weekend's play, you'll need to have run it at an earlier Sandpit (or other pervasive gaming) event. Contact [mailto:hello@hideandseekfest.co.uk hello@hideandseekfest.co.uk] to discuss possible games.
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